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,&Y ,FLEM+ IS A ,MELB\RNE BAS$ WRIT]1 AN>*I/ & CREATOR ( ! PROM95T ANTIFASCI/ BLOG ,SLACKBA/>D4 ,WE SAT D[N ) ,&Y TO TALK AB\T NATIONALISM1 BORD]S & ! POLITICAL FUNCTIONS ( M&ATORY DET5TION4 

,I WANT TO DISCUSS M&ATORY DET5TION1 BUT ,I WANT TO DIG BEL[ ! USUAL MORAL REPUGNANCE & DISCUSS A FEW MEANS & 5DS4 ,I ONCE HAD AN EXP]I5CE ) SOME ,UNIV]SITY ( ,SYDNEY ,LABOR ,CLUB KIDS :O SIMPLY W\LD NOT BELIEVE ?AT IT WAS ! ,A,L,P 9 #aiib :O BUILT MU* ( ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y BORD] REGIME4 ,:IL/ ,I F\ND ! IGNORANCE QUITE %OCK+ AT ! TIME1 ,I N[ WOND] IF IT WAS AT LEA/ P>TIALLY 9=M$ BY !IR 9ABILITY TO COMPREH5D :Y ,LABOR W\LD HAVE FELT IT NECESS>Y TO 9TRODUCE M&ATORY DET5TION4 ,WAS IT PRESCI5T POLITICAL TRIANGULATION1 PREEMPT+ ! RISE ( ,HANSON_/,H[>D RHETORIC1 OR IS ?IS TOO SIMPLI/IC8 ,:AT O!R FUNCTIONS DOES M&ATORY DET5TION S]VE8 

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0,I BELIEVE IT IS CRUCIAL ?AT ALL P]SONS :O COME TO ,AU/RALIA )\T PRIOR AU?ORIZATION NOT BE RELEAS$ 9TO ! COMMUNITY4 ,!IR RELEASE W\LD UND]M9E ! ,GOV]NM5T'S /RATEGY = DET]M9+ !IR REFUGEE CLAIMS OR 5TRY CLAIMS4 ,9DE$1 ,I BELIEVE IT IS VITAL TO ,AU/RALIA ?AT ?IS BE PREV5T$ AS F> AS POSSIBLE4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T IS DET]M9$ ?AT A CLE> SIGNAL BE S5T ?AT MIGRATION TO ,AU/RALIA MAY NOT BE A*IEV$ BY SIMPLY >RIV+ 9 ?IS C\NTRY & EXPECT+ TO BE ALL[$ 9TO ! COMMUNITY40  
  

,AS ,I UND]/& IT1 ! PRECISE REASONS :Y ,LABOR ELECT$ TO E/ABLI% ! SY/EM :5 IT DID REMA9 A LITTLE OBSCURE4 ,?AT IS1 CRITICS QUE/ION$ ! NE$ = SU* A SY/EM TO BE E/ABLI%$ AT ALL1 & NOT$ ?AT !RE APPE>$ TO BE NO PRESS+ REASON TO DO SO4 ,TO MORE FULLY ANSW] ! QUE/ION W\LD REQUIRE AN EXAM9ATION ( ,LABOR ?9K+ ON ! MATT] AT ! TIME3 SOME?+ ,I'VE NOT EXPLOR$ MYSELF4 ,I SUSPECT ?AT ! ANSW] MAY BE F\ND BY LOCAT+ ! POLICY )9 A BROAD] FRAMEWORK2 ?AT IS1 ! TRANS=MATION ( ,LABOR P>TY POLITICS UND] ! ,HAWKE-,KEAT+ 7#a#i#h#c-#a#i#i#f7 GOV]NM5TS4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ,I ?9K !RE IS BO? CONT9UITY & DISJUNCTION ) PREVI\S POLICY4 ,O!RWISE1 ,I BELIEVE /ATE CONTROLS OV] TRANSNATIONAL LABOR MOVEM5T & CAPITAL FL[S PLAY A KEY ROLE 9 >RIV+ AT A BETT] UND]/&+ ( ,AU/RALIAN GOV]NM5T POLICY DUR+ ?IS P]IOD4 ,9 :I* CONTEXT1 ,ANGELA ,MITROP\LOS'S ESSAY ON ',! ,EXHAU/ION ( ,AU/RALIAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY' IS ,I ?9K A USEFUL TREATM5T4 

,TRANSNATIONAL LABOR & CAPITAL IS A CRUCIAL P>T ( ?IS DISCUSSION1 BUT ?IS IS SOME?+ Y\ HE> ALMO/ NO?+ ( 9 ! CONTEMPOR>Y REFUGEE CAMPAIGN4 ,:Y DO Y\ ?9K ?AT IS8 ,DOES ! SCAPEGOAT+ ( REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEK]S M]ELY PROVIDE POLITICAL COV] = ! EXPANSION ( POLICIES ?AT EXPLOIT MIGRANT LABOR & DEPRESS WAGES8 ,CAN Y\ SKET* \T ! CONNECTION BETWE5 ! TWO8 

,TO BEG9 )1 ,I'D SUGGE/ ?AT MANY IF NOT MO/ ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 '! CONTEMPOR>Y REFUGEE CAMPAIGN' - A CONCEPT :I* REQUIRES SOME UNPACK+ - >E MOTIVAT$ BY HUMANIT>IAN CONC]NS RA!R ?AN1 SAY1 MOBILIZ$ ON ! BASIS ( AN ANALYSIS ( ! CAPITAL_/LABOR DI/9CTION & ITS APPLICATION 9 A LOCAL 7,AU/RALIAN7 CONTEXT4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ) SOME EXCEPTIONS1 MO/ ATT5TION IS BE+ GIV5 TO ?AT CATEGORY ( P]SONS KN[N AS ASYLUM SEEK]S OR REFUGEES1 & TO ACTIVITIES :I* SEEK TO SUPPORT !IR EF=TS TO SETTLE 9 ,AU/RALIA4 

,! DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! 'GOOD' REFUGEE & ! 'BAD' REFUGEE 7OR MIGRANT WORK]7 IS (T5 EXPRESS$ 9 ECONOMIC T]MS3 ?OSE FLEE+ P]SECUTION 9 ANO!R C\NTRY HAVE NOM9AL RI<TS TO DO SO :ILE ?OSE SEEK+ TO MIGRATE TO ,AU/RALIA SIMPLY 9 ORD] TO IMPROVE !IR ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL /ATUS >E REG>D$ AS ILLEGITIMATE4 ,DET]M9ATIONS REG>D+ ! NATURE ( CROSS-BORD] MOVEM5T ( LABOR - & ?US ! %APE ( ! LOCAL LABOR M>KET - >E ! RESULT ( CALCULATIONS MADE BY GOV]NM5T & /ATE4 ,! 9T]NATIONAL LEGAL TREATIES TO :I* ! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE IS A P>TY PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK = !SE DET]M9ATIONS2 (T5 IGNOR$ 9 PRACTICE1 & SUBJECT TO 9T]NATIONAL CONDEMNATION AS A RESULT - TO LITTLE1 IF ANY OBVI\S EFFECT4 ,! *IEF TASK ( ! /ATE IS TO CONTROL !SE POPULATION FL[S 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! ELITE 9/ITUTIONS :I* DOM9ATE ! ECONOMY4 

,I'M NOT CONV9C$ ?AT ! SCAPEGOAT+ ( REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEK]S IS SIMPLY AB\T PROVID+ POLITICAL COV] = ATTACKS UPON WORK+ CONDITIONS3 H]E A DI/9CTION %\LD BE MADE BETWE5 SUPPORT & FUNCTION4 ,TO BEG9 )1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ?IS K9D ( SCAPEGOAT+ RELIES = ITS EFFECTIV5ESS - ITS POPUL> APPEAL - UPON LONG-/&+ RACI/ TROPES & X5OPHOBIC S5TIM5T4 ,POPUL> SUPPORT = ! POLICY ( M&ATORY DET5TION & ! CON/RUCTION ( A ,=TRESS ,AU/RALIA IS JU/ AS (T5 EXPRESS$ 9 NON-ECONOMIC OR 'CULTURAL' T]MS & IT'S !SE CONC]NS :I* SEEM TO G5]ATE ! MO/ EXCITEM5T AMONG SUPPORT]S1 :ILE ! ACTUAL FUNCTION ( SU* POLICIES >E BROAD] & MORE EXT5SIVE4 

,PUNITIVE =MS ( /ATE DISCIPL9E - SU* AS WELF>E QU>ANT9+ OR EXT5D$ WAIT+ TIMES = ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS - >E PROGRAMS ?AT >E 'PILOT$' ON ALREADY OPPRESS$ & M>G9ALIZ$ GR\PS 7E4G4 ! 9TRODUCTION ( ! 'BASICS C>D' 9 ,9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES7 A LONG TIME BE=E !Y >E ROLL$ \T TO ! BROAD] POPULATION4 ,IS IT FAIR TO >GUE ?AT A NORMALIZATION ( ! PRISON SY/EM1 P>TICUL>LY ! COMPON5T ( IT UND] =-PR(IT CONTROL1 IS ALSO AN 9T5D$ CONSEQU5CE ( ! SPECTACLE ( M&ATORY DET5TION8 ,:AT ELSE MI<T FALL 9TO ?IS CATEGORY8 

',! DEGREE ( CIVILIZATION 9 A SOCIETY CAN BE JUDG$ BY 5T]+ ITS PRISONS4' @9 ,DO/OEVSKY1 ,! ,H\SE ( ! ,DEAD 

,IT'S C]TA9LY ! CASE ?AT PUNITIVE POLICIES ( ?IS SORT >E 9V>IABLY IMPOS$ UPON1 AT FIR/1 ! MO/ M>G9ALIZ$ POPULATIONS - = OBVI\S REASONS4 ,! SAME MAY BE SAID ( ! 9DU/RY :I* HAS DEVELOP$ >\ND 'BORD] PROTECTION'1 ?\< 9 ?IS CASE ! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE IS PIONE]+ MANAG]IAL  

 TE*NIQUES :I* >E !N EXPORT$ & DEVELOP$ 9 9T]NATIONAL AS OPPOS$ TO DOME/IC M>KETS4 

,! PRIVATIZATION ( ! PRISON 9DU/RY DATES FROM R\<LY ! SAME TIME AS ! 9TRODUCTION ( M&ATORY DET5TION UND] ,LABOR 79 #a#i#i#b7 & MAY BE REG>D$ AS =M+ ONE P>T ( A BROAD] SOCIAL TRANS=MATION (T5 REF]R$ TO AS 'NEOLIB]ALISM'4 ,AN ACC\NT ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( NEOLIB]ALISM 9 ,AU/RALIA & ELSE:]E 9 ! WORLD1 ROOT$ BY SOME 9 POPUL> *ALL5GES TO AU/]ITY 9 ! SO-CALL$ ,?IRD ,WORLD 9 ! #a#i#fS & #a#i#gS1 IS A L>G] TOPIC4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! PRIVATIZATION_/ CORPORATIZATION ( PRISON SY/EMS HAS OBVI\S B5EFITS TO ! /ATE4 ,NOT ! LEA/ ( :I* IS R5D]+ CONDITIONS 7& ! SY/EMIC ABUSES7 9SIDE PRISONS ?AT MU* MORE OBSCURE TO ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,AS DEF5SE1 ! /ATE (T5 9VOKES SOME CONCEPT ( 0EFFICI5CY02 A LOAD$ T]M :I*1 LIKE MANY O!RS 9 POPUL> DISC\RSE1 REQUIRES TRANSLATION 9TO ,5GLI% BE=E BE+ ( ANY USE4 ,BROADLY SPEAK+1 !SE & SIMIL> MEASURES >E GOV]N$ BY 9/ITUTIONAL POLITICAL & ECONOMIC CONSID]ATIONS2 ( CREAT+ 5TR5*$ & SY/EMATIC =MS ( SOCIAL CONTROL :I* >E BO? EFFECTIVE &1 AS F> AS POSSIBLE1 PR(ITABLE1 ) ! SOCIAL CO/S BE+ BORNE BY ! G5]AL POPULATION4 

,!RE IS1 TO MY M9D1 A CLOSE L9K BETWE5 ,AU/RALIA'S UNRECONCIL$ COLONIAL ID5TITY & ! RESONANCE ( ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC ) 'ORD9>Y' ,AU/RALIANS4 ,?\< ! LANGUAGE HAS *ANG$ FROM ! LANGUAGE ( ! :ITE ,AU/RALIA POLICY 7WE N[ DEPLOY ! NAVY TO TURN BOATS BACK \T ( APP>5T CONC]N = ! LIVES ( ! PEOPLE ABO>D71 ACCESS TO ,AU/RALIA & ,AU/RALIAN-NESS IS AS ZEAL\SLY DEF5D$ AS EV]4 ,H[ DO WE1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE ( US :O CONT9UE TO B5EFIT FROM ! PRIVILEGES 9H]5T 9 'BE+' ,AU/RALIAN1 BEG9 TO *ALL5GE !SE MY?S8 

,IT'S LIKELY ! CASE ?AT POPUL> ANXIETIES OV] IMMIGRATION >E 9=M$ BY SOME LURK+ S5SE ( HI/ORICAL 9JU/ICE4 ,?AT IS1 ! ,AU/RALIAN NATION IS UND]/OOD AS BE+ AN ESPECIALLY PREC>I\S 'IMAG9$ COMMUNITY'1 ONE :OSE F\NDATION IS ! !FT & MURD] ( NON-,:ITES 7,9DIG5\S PEOPLES7 BY ,:ITES 7,BRITI% ,EMPIRE71 :OSE GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION IS ,ASIA1 NOT ,EUROPE1 & :I* IS SUBJECT TO CONT9UAL ATTACKS UPON ITS SOV]EIGNTY BY BO? \TSID]S & DOME/IC ELEM5TS4 ,A BRIEF SURVEY ( BO? F> RI<T LIT]ATURE & IMPORTANT SEGM5TS ( ! POPUL> M$IA ON ! SUBJECT REVEALS A GOOD DEAL ( EVID5CE TO SUPPORT ?IS !SIS4 ,AS TO H[ TO COMBAT SU* IDEAS & PRACTICES1 ,I ?9K ,K5 ,KNABB PROVIDES A USEFUL 7IF SOME:AT L5G?Y7 GUIDE 9 ! FOLL[+3  
  

0,IT'S (T5 SAID ?AT A /ATELESS SOCIETY MI<T WORK IF EV]YONE W]E ANGELS1 BUT DUE TO ! P]V]SITY ( HUMAN NATURE SOME HI]>*Y IS NECESS>Y TO KEEP PEOPLE 9 L9E4 ,IT W\LD BE TRU] TO SAY ?AT IF EV]YONE W]E ANGELS ! PRES5T SY/EM MI<T WORK TOL]ABLY WELL 7BUREAUCRATS W\LD FUNCTION HONE/LY1 CAPITALI/S W\LD REFRA9 FROM SOCIALLY H>MFUL V5TURES EV5 IF !Y W]E PR(ITABLE74 ,IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE PEOPLE >E NOT ANGELS ?AT IT'S NECESS>Y TO ELIM9ATE ! SETUP ?AT 5ABLES SOME ( !M TO BECOME V]Y EFFICI5T DEVILS4 ,LOCK A HUNDR$ PEOPLE 9 A SMALL ROOM ) ONLY ONE AIR HOLE & !Y WILL CLAW EA* O!R TO DEA? TO GET TO IT4 ,LET !M \T & !Y MAY MANIFE/ A RA!R DIFF]5T NATURE4 ,AS ONE ( ! ,MAY #aifh GRAFFITI PUT IT1 0,MAN IS NEI!R ,R\SSEAU'S NOBLE SAVAGE NOR ! ,*UR*'S DEPRAV$ S9N]4 ,HE IS VIOL5T :5 OPPRESS$1 G5TLE :5 FREE40  
  

,O!RS CONT5D ?AT1 :ATEV] ! ULTIMATE CAUSES MAY BE1 PEOPLE >E N[ SO SCREW$ UP ?AT !Y NE$ TO BE PSY*OLOGICALLY OR SPIRITUALLY HEAL$ BE=E !Y CAN EV5 CONCEIVE ( CREAT+ A LIB]AT$ SOCIETY4 ,9 HIS LAT] YE>S ,WILHELM ,REI* CAME TO FEEL ?AT AN 0EMOTIONAL PLAGUE0 WAS SO FIRMLY EMB$D$ 9 ! POPULATION ?AT IT W\LD TAKE G5]ATIONS ( HEAL?ILY RAIS$ *ILDR5 BE=E PEOPLE W\LD BECOME CAPABLE ( A LIB]T>IAN SOCIAL TRANS=MATION2 & ?AT MEAN:ILE ONE %\LD AVOID CONFRONT+ ! SY/EM HEAD-ON S9CE ?IS W\LD /IR UP A HORNET'S NE/ ( IGNORANT POPUL> REACTION4 

,IRRATIONAL POPUL> T5D5CIES DO SOMETIMES CALL = DISCRETION4 ,BUT P[]FUL ?\< !Y MAY BE1 !Y >E NOT IRRESI/IBLE =CES4 ,!Y CONTA9 !IR [N CONTRADICTIONS4 ,CL++ TO SOME ABSOLUTE AU?ORITY IS NOT NECESS>ILY A SIGN ( FAI? 9 AU?ORITY2 IT MAY BE A DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO OV]COME ONE'S 9CREAS+ D\BTS 7! CONVULSIVE TI<T5+ ( A SLIPP+ GRIP74 ,PEOPLE :O JO9 GANGS OR REACTION>Y GR\PS1 OR :O GET CAU<T UP 9 RELIGI\S CULTS OR PATRIOTIC HY/]IA1 >E ALSO SEEK+ A S5SE ( LIB]ATION1 CONNECTION1 PURPOSE1 P>TICIPATION1 EMP[]M5T4 ,AS ,REI* HIMSELF %[$1 FASCISM GIVES A P>TICUL>LY VIGOR\S & DRAMATIC EXPRESSION TO !SE BASIC ASPIRATIONS1 :I* IS :Y IT (T5 HAS A DEEP] APPEAL ?AN ! VACILLATIONS1 COMPROMISES & HYPOCRISIES ( LIB]ALISM & LEFTISM4 

,9 ! LONG RUN ! ONLY WAY TO DEFEAT REACTION IS TO PRES5T MORE =?RI<T EXPRESSIONS ( !SE ASPIRATIONS1 & MORE AU!NTIC OPPORTUNITIES TO FULFILL !M4 ,:5 BASIC ISSUES >E =C$ 9TO ! OP51 IRRATIONALITIES ?AT FL\RI%$ UND] ! COV] ( PSY*OLOGICAL REPRESSION T5D TO BE WEAK5$1 LIKE DISEASE G]MS EXPOS$ TO SUNLI<T & FRE% AIR4 ,9 ANY CASE1 EV5 IF WE DON'T PREVAIL1 !RE IS AT LEA/ SOME SATISFACTION 9 FI<T+ = :AT WE REALLY BELIEVE1 RA!R ?AN BE+ DEFEAT$ 9 A PO/URE ( HESITANCY & HYPOCRISY4 

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